MOTU/POP Acquisitions

[Tallestblue]

I've never been a massive He-Man fan but...

I now have an absolutely grander respect for Skeletor now, this is the coolest thing I've heard a character do in a long time! - what a Genesis for the character though!?!

Make no Mistake, 200X Skeletor is terrifying. And rightly so

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Make no Mistake, 200X Skeletor is terrifying. And rightly so

I know this isn't the right thread, but could you, or anyone else, point me to a link that explains the differences between the 80's and 2000's series? - apart from the obvious visuals
(Uber newb here )

[Sam]

Phew! That's good, you should be perfectly fine and it is a kick ass price.

Here is more on that bad seller for your reference:

http://www.otca.com.au/boards/showth...?t=9272&page=6

Be careful on loose toys from China as this guy seems to change user name every so often.

Ah thanks for the reference kup. Gotta keep an eye out for this guy...

[Sam]

I know this isn't the right thread, but could you, or anyone else, point me to a link that explains the differences between the 80's and 2000's series? - apart from the obvious visuals
(Uber newb here )

Did you mean story-wise with specific reference to origins of the various characters (e.g. Keldor -> Skeletor) ?

The He-Man.org encyclopedia might be helpful: http://www.he-man.org/encyclopedia/

[kup]

Rio-Blast and Sssqueeze



One more Snake Man to go!

Oh! and this also arrived:



Thanks to kurdt_the_goat for the heads up on that one.

[kup]

Did you mean story-wise with specific reference to origins of the various characters (e.g. Keldor -> Skeletor) ?

The He-Man.org encyclopedia might be helpful: http://www.he-man.org/encyclopedia/

I have noticed that overall, online information on MOTU is considerably less developed than Transformers. The He-man.org Encyclopedia is very 80s centric with most other eras incomplete or as placeholders. The Grayskull wiki is much better but is still lacking in information.

I know this isn't the right thread, but could you, or anyone else, point me to a link that explains the differences between the 80's and 2000's series? - apart from the obvious visuals
(Uber newb here )

The thing about the 2000 series is that overall, all the characters are very similar if not identical in concept to their 80s counterparts with some exceptions such as the Snake Men and The Horde. Of course the series is modernized so much of the 80s cheese is is removed (not all ) but the spirit of the original is still there and the series actually develops characters that were never touched upon or neglected in the 80s cartoon.

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Did you mean story-wise with specific reference to origins of the various characters (e.g. Keldor -> Skeletor) ?

The He-Man.org encyclopedia might be helpful: http://www.he-man.org/encyclopedia/

Cheers dude, any info is good really because, whilst I watched the cartoon as a kid, it never really grabbed me like Transformers did - that being said though I always considered the figures to be cool and Skeletor (both toon and figure) has permanently cemented the coolness of Skeletons, Skeletal characters and all manner of entities from the Darker-side of things within me forever more!
(He's probably partly responsible for my infatuation with Bludgeon too! )

I have noticed that overall, online information on MOTU is considerably less developed than Transformers. The He-man.org Encyclopedia is very 80s centric with most other eras incomplete or as placeholders. The Grayskull wiki is much better but is still lacking in information.

Cheers dude, I know what you mean because Voltron unfortunately suffers the same, online information wise, which sort of makes me appreciate the TFwiki a lot really.

The thing about the 2000 series is that overall, all the characters are very similar if not identical in concept to their 80s counterparts with some exceptions such as the Snake Men and The Horde. Of course the series is modernized so much of the 80s cheese is is removed (not all ) but the spirit of the original is still there and the series actually develops characters that were never touched upon or neglected in the 80s cartoon.

Well I'm glad to hear that because I remember when my youngest Brother received a 200X Skeletor figure and I thought - Man that is one kickass re-imagining but I was never able to find the cartoon series to watch (Middle of High School ), so I'm glad that it stays true to the original whilst exploring new areas.

If Transformers wasn't such a priority, I'd consider starting a Skeletor collection , maybe even Hordak.

[kurdt_the_goat]

No one received their Cyber Monday goods yet? I'm fearful my Battle Cat & He-Man have missed the christmas postage boat

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'Digitally Relocated' the 200X complete series last night, not the greatest of quality but am really looking forward to sitting down and watching it!

[kup]

No one received their Cyber Monday goods yet? I'm fearful my Battle Cat & He-Man have missed the christmas postage boat

Nope, I was really hoping for it today. Still a few more days in the week so it could still make it.